Baja Drift – Ensenada from Los Angeles

About this cruise

Some of the best trips are the ones you barely had to plan. 4 nights from Los Angeles on September 13, 2027, visiting Santa Catalina Island and Ensenada, and you're home before the laundry piles up. The mix of 2 days ashore and 1 at sea means you won't feel like you need a holiday from your holiday. Craft coffee in one port, old-growth forest in the next. The West Coast has its own rhythm. People come back from this cruise talking about Santa Catalina Island: An island escape just off the California coast. Roughly 9 hours ashore per stop. No need to rush. Carnival Radiance takes the food seriously, with 13 restaurants to choose from. 8 are included, and the rest are worth the splurge. Works well as a long weekend away, or a quick reset between bigger trips. And September is a good call. Still warm, less crowded, and usually cheaper too. 2 ports, 2 countries, one suitcase. That's the appeal.